Joseph Phelps Vineyards is a family-owned Napa Valley winery committed to crafting world class, estate grown wines. Founded in 1973 when Joe Phelps purchased a former cattle ranch in Spring Valley near St. Helena, the winery now controls and farms nearly 375 acres of vines in St. Helena, Stags Leap District, Oakville, Rutherford, Oak Knoll District, South Napa Valley and Carneros. Phelps is best known for its flagship blend of red Bordeaux varietals, Insignia, first produced in 1974. Awarded Wine Spectator’s “Wine of the Year” in 2005, Insignia is widely regarded as a qualitative benchmark for California winemaking.

Tasting Room Size

Medium

Tasting Room Atmosphere

Following an extensive renovation of our original winery building on the hillside, we invite you to experience Joseph Phelps like never before. We offer Terrace Tastings, Exceptional Wine Experiences and Private Tastings. All visits require a prior appointment and groups are limited to six or fewer.

View
from Tasting Room: We have a spectacular view overlooking estate vineyards.

Phelps Preferred offers new releases, rare library wines and limited-production wines to our valued club members at a 20% discount. Phelps Preferred members have exclusive access to our Insignia Futures program and Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and many other premium Joseph Phelps Vineyards wines. Club members may choose one of four levels that include a mixture of white and red wines or reds only.

We offer a variety of educational wine seminars, presentations and tastings. Please call for details.

The Napa Green program is supported by a wide variety of groups including the Sierra Club, the Audubon Society, and the University of California. The Napa Valley Vintners, along with Fish Friendly Farming, the Napa Valley Grapegrowers, the Napa County Farm Bureau and others developed the Napa Green program. Learn more about the program at napagreen.org.

Napa Green Certified Land

Joseph Phelps Vineyards is certified under the Napa Green Certified Land Program. Joseph Phelps Vineyards has created and implemented a customized farm plan with measured results that addressed all aspects of its property, vineyard land as well as non-farmed land, including practicing soil conservation, water conservation, stable drainage, riparian corridor enhancement, fisheries and wildlife habitat enhancement and long-term improvement and sustainability.

Certification - certification is granted by the Napa County Agricultural Commissioners Office of Pesticide Regulation, the Regional Water Quality Control board, the California Department of Fish and Game, and the National Marine Fisheries Service.

Once a year the rarest new Napa Valley wines become available under one roof at Premiere Napa Valley. Wineries throughout the Napa Valley are given one task to participate: create a one-of-a-kind wine for this event to be purchased by one lucky bidder. This event is only open to select members of the wine trade and the successful bidder is the sole owner of this unique wine.